UMLS-Interface

findLeastCommonSubsumer.pl


SYNOPSIS

This program takes in a CUIs and returns the shortest path between them.


USAGE

Usage: findLeastCommonSubsumer.pl [OPTIONS] CUI1 CUI2


INPUT

Required Arguments:

TERM

A term from the Unified Medical Language System

Optional Arguments:

--config FILE

Configuration file to specify what sources and relations in the UMLS that are to be included or excluded from use.

An example of the configuration file is as follows:

SAB :: include SNOMEDCT, MSH

REL :: include PAR, CHD, RN, RB

--username STRING

Username is required to access the umls database on MySql unless it was specified in the my.cnf file at installation

--password STRING

Password is required to access the umls database on MySql unless it was specified in the my.cnf file at installation

--hostname STRING

Hostname where mysql is located. DEFAULT: localhost

--socket STRING

The socket your mysql is using. DEFAULT: /tmp/mysql.sock

--database STRING

Database contain UMLS DEFAULT: umls

--help

Displays the quick summary of program options.

--version

Displays the version information.


OUTPUT

List of CUIs that are associated with the input term


SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS


AUTHOR

 Bridget T. McInnes, University of Minnesota


COPYRIGHT

Copyright (c) 2007-2008,

 Bridget T. McInnes, University of Minnesota
 bthomson at cs.umn.edu
    
 Ted Pedersen, University of Minnesota Duluth
 tpederse at d.umn.edu

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